Ironer tray



May-31, 1938.v HQLLAND 2,119,277 Y IRONER TRAY Filed Jan. 24, 193e INVENTOR ATTORNEY Patented `May 31, 19.1;8l

UNITED SAT PA 1v IRON'EE TRAY Sidney S. Holland, Sandusky, hio,`assignor, by mesne assignments, to The' Apex Electrical Manufacturing Company, Cleveland, Ohio, a

corporation of Ohio,

Application January 24, 193e, serial no. 60,605

1o claims. (cifra-e4) Y This invention relates to ironers and particularly to those wherein articles to be ironed are delivered over an ironing roll and into pressing contact with an ironing shoe. Ironers of this character are particularly adapted to domestic use, and for this reason it is desirable that they be constructed so that the operatormay do the ironing while in seated position. The ironer, therefore, must be located at a definite distance 10 from the floor so that it will be at the required arm level. When in this position there is a limited knee clearance under the ironing roll, conscqucntly little o'r no room is provided to accommodate means for catching the clothes after they l5 have passed the ironing shoe, or to support the clothes while they are being delivered to the ironing roll.

It is, therefore, the principal object of the present invention to provide an' ironer of this 'type o with a tray so shaped and arranged that it does not interfere with or block the knee space, thereby permitting the operator to be seated comfort ably at the ironer during ironing operations.

Other important objects of the invention are to provide a tray that is adjustable to suit the convenience of the operator, and to provide frictional mounting of the tray on the support so that it is impossible for articles to wedge between the tray and the ironing roll.

3o In accomplishing these and other objects of the invention, as hereinafter pointed out, I have provided improved details of structure, the preu ferred form of which is illustrated in the accom- .panying drawing wherein:

: Fig. 1 is a perspective view of an ironer attacheI ment for washing machines equipped with a tray embodying the features of the present invention.

Fig. 21s a detail perspective view of the tray as it appears when removed from the ironer.

Fig. 3 is a' similar view at a different angle.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged cross section through the ironer roll and tray on the line 4--li of Fig. 1. l Fig. 5 is a detail section of one of the tray supporting brackets. l

Referring more in detail to the drawing:

I have illustrated my invention asv applied to an ironer I that is constructed as an attachment ior a washing machine 2, the ironer l being plvotally mounted on a bracket arm 3 carried by the housing 4 which encloses the Wringer operating shaft.

The ironer includes a roll ii of conventional construction, and which is driven by suitable driving connection with the wringer shaft, as indicated by the housing 6, associated with the bracket arm 3. lso formed as a part of the housing 6 is an arm 'l carrying a tubular support 8 extending in spaced parallel'relation along 1 the rear side of the ironing roll and having its end terminating substantially midway thereof, 5 as clearly shown in Fig. l. l

Rotatably mounted in the tubular support t is arock shaft 91 carrying an arm I0 to which an ironing shoe il is pivotally mounted for movement to and from the surface of the ironing roll 10 upon operation of the rock shaft, the rock shaft d being actuated from a handle lever i2 through a suitable connecting mechanism (not shown).

The roll 5 is so positioned on the Wringer shaft housing that the upper periphery thereof is locat- 15 ed at a convenient arm level relatively to the operator when seated in front of the ironer, as clearly shown in Fig. l. In this position there is suiiicient room to accommodate the knees of the operator under the ironer and to allow slight 20 space for the'passage of the articles as they are delivered across the ironing roll, thereby eliminating the necessity of reaching when placing the clothes in position for engagement by the ironing shoe. 25

The construction thus far described specifically forms no part of the present invention other than itsrelation to the tray and its support, as now to be described.

The tray i3 is preferably formed of a sheet oi 30 metal cut to the length of the ironing roll and having rounded ends Ylli and l5. In order to provide sufficient space for accommcdatingthe center relatively to the vertical center line of the 45 V roll to provide room for the hands of the operator between the roll and the opposite edge i3 of the tray.l l

The rear edge l1 of the tray carries a pair of spaced straps i9 and 2D fixed to the underside 50 thereof by spot welding, or other suitable means. The straps have their upper ends terminating in hook shaped brackets 2l and 22 forming arcuate seats 23 and 24 for engaging over the periphery of the tubular support B. The ends 25 and 26 of 55 the brackets extend downwardly beyond the tubular ,support to accommodate fastening devices the periphery of the tubular support, the nuts beingtightened sumciently to support the'tray in horizontal position relatively to the ironing roll.

When properly adjusted the tray will support the weight of the articles being ironedjbut will allow movement-of the tray 'away from the roll in case the articles should tend to wedge therebetween. The passagewaybetween the tray and'roller is adjusted to suit the convenience of the operator .by loosening the nuts 34 and moving the trayto'l the desired angle and then vretightening the nuts to secure the tray in adjusted position.

In applying`a`tray to 4anironer of the type il.-

1lustrsted; the'bracket ends of the straps are engaged' over the tubular support v8 in such a manner that the tray extends under the ironing roller.

The fastening devices are then inserted through the openings in the strapsiso that the heads 28 thereof are seated flush with the inner surface of the tray. The nuts 34 of the fastening devices are then applied and suillcient tensionexerted on the ends and 26 of the straps to frictionally support the tray in its desired position.

When using the ironer, the operator is seated in vfront of the ironing roll with the knees ex- -tending' under the tray, as .shown in Fig. 1. An 'article to be ironed is then smoothed over the surface of the roll 'and the upper edge is placed in position to be engaged by the ironing shoe when it is moved toward the ironing roll upon operation of the lever |2.` The loose portion of the article may drape over the roll and be supported by the edge portion I 3 of the tray while it is being fed` under the-ironing`shoe. As the opposite edge of the 4article reaches from under the shoe it is caught by l'the tray and moved therealong toward the front edge of the tray where it may be withdrawn after it has passed the ironing shoe.

From the foregoing it is apparent that I have provideda tray whiclnidue to its curvature and manner of mounting upon the ironer, provides the necessary supportK without interference with the opeators knees.

-What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

, 1. In combination with an ironing roll and its shoe, means for supporting the roll and shoe, a trough-shaped tray, and movable means connected'with said 'supporting means for supporting the tray beneath and in spaced relation to the roll to provide a'variable sized passageway between the roll and the tray.

2. In combination withan ironing roll and its shoe, means for supporting theroll and shoe, a tray having substantially the same curvature as the roll, and movable means connected with said supporting means for supporting the tray beneath and in selected spaced relation to the roll to provide a variable sized passageway between the roll and tray substantially in alignment with the space between the roll and shoe.

3. In combination with an ironing roll, and its I shoe, means supporting the roll andshoe in cooperative relation, a tray, and means yieldingly supporting the tray beneath the 4roll in spaced relation to the roll and in position to receive articles passed between the roll and shoe.- 1

4. In combination withv an ironing roll, a support for the roll, an ironing shoe carrying member on the support, a shoe carried by said member, a tray supported in spaced relation with the ironing roll, and means mounting the tray on the shoe carrying member for restricted movement to and from the ironing roll.

l 5. In combination with an ironing roll,`a support forthe roll, an ironing shoe carrying member on the support, a shoe carried by said member, an arcuate tray supported in spaced relation with the ironing roll, means frictionally mounting the tray on the shoe carrying member for movement to and from the ironing roll, and means for tensioning the pivotal mounting of the, tray on the shoe carrying.v member to retard movement of the tray.'

6. In combination with an ironing roll and its support, a substantially arcuate tray, and means for supporting said tray with its axis extending parallel with and oifset laterally from the center line of the ironing roll.

7. In combination with an ironing roll, a support for the ironing roll,.an arm carried bythe supportand extending in spaced relation with one side of the ironing roll, a tray substantially coextensive with the underside of the ironing roll, brackets on the tray, and means connecting the brackets with the arm.

.8. In combination with an ironing roll. a support for the ironing roll, an arm carried by the support and extending in spaced relation with one side of th'e ironing roll, a curved -tray substantially coextensive with the underside' Vof the ironing roll, brackets on the tray having hooked ends engaged over said arm, and clamping devices extending through said hooked ends for contracting the same about said arm.

9.'In combination with an ironing roll, a support for the ironing roll, an arm carried by the support and extending in spaced relation with one side of the ironing roll, a curved tray substantially coextensive with the underside of' the ironing roll. brackets o n the tray, and means frictionally connecting the brackets with the support.

10. In combination with an ironing roll, a pivotal support for the ironing rol1an arm carried vby the support and extending in spaced relation with one side of the ironing roll, an ironing shoe carried by said support, a tray substantially coextensive with the underside of the ironing roll, a bracket on the tray having a; hooked end engaged over said arm, and a clamping device extending through said hook for contracting the hook about 'said arm.

A SIDNEY S. HOLLAND. 

